noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Younghood, youth. obsolete, uncountable
2. 2
   A young person; a teenager. rare, slang

   "I know I'm too much of a younghead to have seen all the famous shows, but jeez..."

Synonyms

All synonyms

younghood

Antonyms

All antonyms

oldhead

Example

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"I know I'm too much of a younghead to have seen all the famous shows, but jeez..."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English yonghede, ȝonghede, equivalent to young + -head.

Etymology 2

From young + -head.

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